Thanks, Jose. I definitely think Parker’s Namora is a bad ass too… So this should a fun read. Since it is a one-shot, who knows when (or if) it will be collected? Might be with those other one-shots you mentioned– but I don’t want to wait.

If I know Marvel they are going to run this Women of Marvel “concept” into the ground and milk it for whatever it’s worth. We will probably see a trade of some sort collecting all of these Women of Marvel one-shots just in time for Christmas. The Namora book is the only one that has really impressed me so far.

I think I can say I found both books to be very mature. Real mature, not like so many think that mature = boring seriousness, sex, gore & violence. Mature because the reader needs to be mature to fully understand/appreciate it, or risk missing the point of a lot of stuff.

I am particularly happy to see this done with both characters, hope Namora’s centered stuff keeps popping up. Both are are their own woman (PG is only Girl in codename), they have gone through a lot of bad stuff, won some personal battles and still have some ground to cover. Unlike Superman or other famous A-listers sales can be a secondary preoccupation (as long as it brings profit people are probably going to be happy, no one expect them to display sales equiparable to Batman’s anyhow so they won’t go crazy enforcing that aspect). They are characters with a lot of potential for amazing stories that can be written as good stories first, commercial products second or third, not the other way around as most mainstream crap that comes out each monthly.

How have the “girl comics” line been selling? That’d be interesting to know. Now I feel bad for not buying Namora#1… 😦 But I’m sure you guys know my stance on 22 page books for $3.99 by now! 🙂 Speaking of books you should feel bad about if you’ve not read them yet: Blankets! I bought it yesterday and so far I LOVE IT! Great story and it’s beautifully drawn. Truely a masterpiece.